musicalnessn.
/ˈmjuːzᵻklnəs/, U.S. /ˈmjuzək(ə)lnəs/ Now rare.
The quality of being musical; = musicality n.
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1678 R. Cudworth tr. Aristotle in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 759 Matter..perpetually remains, and all other things whatsoever, are but..Passions and Affections and Dispositions thereof, as Musicalness and Unmusicalness, in respect of Socrates.
1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. vi. 293 The peculiar musicalness of the first of these lines.
1881 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 402 Musicalness is unquestionably the most noticeable mark..of his own verse.
1894 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 717/2 Wood thrushes make known their minute personalities by the differing musicalness that is in their throats.
1999 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 16 Apr. It's clear Dan and I will have to be a bit more conspicuous about our musicalness in future!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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